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Icon, You Con

iconI stumbled onto Joel Solomon’s humble little collection of Logomen this morning and got inspired. I mean, just look at this weird wiener stuff and the cute little Reddy Kilowatt clip art. As mentioned over here at Diamond Galleries, Reddy was a popular mascot, inspiring many toys and comic books. He’s one of my favourites, because, you know, he’s made of pure, deadly electricity and is targeted at children. Reddy and Packy did not, however, make it onto this list of the century’s top ten ad icons alongside such fun-O-rama stalwarts as Ronald McDonald, the Jolly Green Giant (I prefer Sprout, personally), and the Pillsbury Doughboy… which leads me off onto another icon tangent…reddy

  • lisa

    As you can tell by the two ladies in the picture, all the ladies like him because every part of him is always going bzzzzzzzz.

  • lisa

    As you can tell by the two ladies in the picture, all the ladies like him because every part of him is always going bzzzzzzzz.

  • http://www.cabanadigital.com/ Pati @-;–

    I almost can’t believe that in my city the electric company took it as “its” character. We’ve called him “Kilowatico” for ages.

  • http://www.cabanadigital.com Pati @-;–

    I almost can’t believe that in my city the electric company took it as “its” character. We’ve called him “Kilowatico” for ages.

  • Keith

    Reddy Killowatt could still be found on electric bills of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. in the 1980′s For all I know he’s still around.

  • Keith

    Reddy Killowatt could still be found on electric bills of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. in the 1980′s For all I know he’s still around.

  • http://www.myspace.com/relient_girl steven

    that sucks
    u suck
    that whole thing sucks

  • http://www.myspace.com/relient_girl steven

    that sucks
    u suck
    that whole thing sucks

  • Linda

    Reddy Killowatt was the trademark for Central Illinois Public Service Co ( CIPS) in central Illinois now cips is called AmerenCIPS
    he hasnt been an icon since the 80s

  • Linda

    Reddy Killowatt was the trademark for Central Illinois Public Service Co ( CIPS) in central Illinois now cips is called AmerenCIPS
    he hasnt been an icon since the 80s